Key result
Counter-traction with a GuideLiner child-in-a-mother catheter successfully removed an entrapped rotablator burr without the need for surgery after simple traction had failed.
Why the study?
Does counter-traction with a GuideLiner catheter improve the retrieval of an entrapped rotablator burr in heavily calcified lesions?
Case Report
Does counter-traction with a GuideLiner catheter improve the retrieval of an entrapped rotablator burr in heavily calcified lesions?
The GuideLiner catheter can be used for counter-traction to successfully retrieve an entrapped rotablator burr, potentially avoiding the need for open surgical intervention.
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May aid nonsurgical retrieval of entrapped rotablator burrs; leaves open generalizability beyond single cases.
Cunnington et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Entrapped rotablator burr in heavily calcified lesions. Counter-traction with a GuideLiner child-in-a-mother catheter vs. Simple traction (historical/prior attempt) was evaluated on Successful retrieval of the entrapped burr. Counter-traction with a GuideLiner child-in-a-mother catheter successfully removed an entrapped rotablator burr without the need for surgery after simple traction had failed.
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